Thank You Councilman Pitts

[Nanapower]

Boy I'm glad I have Laclede Elect because I can pay on line.

[hotcookie1965]

Originally Posted by momma

Well bite my bum maybe I am grumpy today or hormonal but what world do you live in??? There are a whole lot of folks who just can't simply do that for various reasons. I don't think that statement was thought out. Just because you can be a financial wizard not everyone can. Some people's income is so fixed or recieved at odd times. Some people may be in and out of town. Maybe they have a heard time remembering things. The list goes on. I don't see why a person can't make it more convenient in the way they pay the bill. After all don't we pay their wages at the City. It's also not up to date with times. You can call just about any where and get your due date adjusted so that you are able to pay your bill on time. Most companies perfer it that. They have more cash flow than the average american.

Of course I know the City likes that extra cream money. I was told they can't do that because they don't have enough girls working in the department. They have to divide the city up and do all that in one or two days.

Plus you just can't guessiment your bill right now. Hikes in rates and Missouri weather should be part of the 7 wonders.

it wasn't that simple as you think, by my comment, i too had late pays a few times on my bills to get my finaces to the point where i was able to pay according to my pay date.....

[CRM]

No I think you read my response wrong. Ralph never said he needs to be mayor he told me, CRM, that I need to run for mayor!!!

[Bill Rook]

Originally Posted by firefighter

Actually, I'm hoping that he doesn't run for mayor.

He won't.

[firefighter]

Originally Posted by CRM

No I think you read my response wrong. Ralph never said he needs to be mayor he told me, CRM, that I need to run for mayor!!!

Sorry. Are you going to run?

[Bill Rook]

Originally Posted by CRM

No I think you read my response wrong. Ralph never said he needs to be mayor he told me, CRM, that I need to run for mayor!!!

He told me the same thing, then laughed. That was my response as well.

[momma]

Originally Posted by hotcookie1965

it wasn't that simple as you think, by my comment, i too had late pays a few times on my bills to get my finaces to the point where i was able to pay according to my pay date.....

Like I said before some people just can not get their finances to that point. I know this because I've cared for people or know people who are barely scraping by. I don't mean to be picking on you just trying to make a point that not everyone is as fortunate as we are.

I know a family that the husband and wife didn't get any Christmas presents. They used what little money they had to buy their little daughter something nice for Christmas. They live from Friday to Friday verily making enough to get them through from Friday to Friday. They are both very hard working people but there is no extra money to pay ahead or save or plan ahead.

I am really thankful that I am blessed and you too hotcookie but some folks just aren't.

[hotcookie1965]

Originally Posted by momma

Like I said before some people just can not get their finances to that point. I know this because I've cared for people or know people who are barely scraping by. I don't mean to be picking on you just trying to make a point that not everyone is as fortunate as we are.

I know a family that the husband and wife didn't get any Christmas presents. They used what little money they had to buy their little daughter something nice for Christmas. They live from Friday to Friday verily making enough to get them through from Friday to Friday. They are both very hard working people but there is no extra money to pay ahead or save or plan ahead.

I am really thankful that I am blessed and you too hotcookie but some folks just aren't.

i currently am in the field of the unemployed, and my bills are still getting paid, including medical that my insurance didn't cover, just at a smaller rate than what the dr's / hospital want from me every month...and im doing this on 200 a week unemployment, so im not in a high income bracket...

[momma]

Originally Posted by hotcookie1965

i currently am in the field of the unemployed, and my bills are still getting paid, including medical that my insurance didn't cover, just at a smaller rate than what the dr's / hospital want from me every month...and im doing this on 200 a week unemployment, so im not in a high income bracket...

I believe it was not a matter of getting the bills paid it was a matter of the time of month getting them paid. The poster has trouble paying the utility bill on the 10th. It works out better on the 20th so they wouldn't have to be late. Like I said before there are various reasons why people cannot make their payments on the due date designated by the city. Everyones circumstances are different.

Okay you aren't blessed financially but eventidently you are blessed in a different way because you've figure a way to pay your bills when they are dictated to you to pay them. Not everyone can do that is all I am saying.

[hotcookie1965]

Originally Posted by momma

I believe it was not a matter of getting the bills paid it was a matter of the time of month getting them paid. The poster has trouble paying the utility bill on the 10th. It works out better on the 20th so they wouldn't have to be late. Like I said before there are various reasons why people cannot make their payments on the due date designated by the city. Everyones circumstances are different.

Okay you aren't blessed financially but eventidently you are blessed in a different way because you've figure a way to pay your bills when they are dictated to you to pay them. Not everyone can do that is all I am saying.

like i said before, its a matter of priotizing what needs come first, in this case setting money back for a certain bill not to be late when the due date comes up. again i didn't get to the place i am either over night, it took me several years of deciding i was tired of paying bills late and then with a new job comes a new pay date, so you adjust all over again. my jobs have never been those that pay well beyond $15.00 hour range, so finacially i have never "been blessed", but have worked hard to stretch what i did have...